In New Mexico is a state with a large concentration of military personnel and a large number of military personnel concentrated on treatment for PTSD, backups in treatment have been an ongoing concern reported as far back as 2015, thus multiple studies have originated from the state related to PTSD Treatments. New Mexico was the first state to list post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a condition for the use of medical cannabis. There are no published studies, other than case reports, of the effects of cannabis on PTSD symptoms. The purpose of the study was to report and statistically analyze psychometric data on PTSD symptoms collected during 80 psychiatric evaluations of patients applying to the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program from 2009 to 2011.
The results then were that than 75% reduction in CAPS symptom scores were reported when patients were using cannabis compared to when they were not.
The Study Conclusion was that Cannabis is associated with reductions in PTSD symptoms in some patients, and prospective, placebo-controlled study is needed to determine efficacy of cannabis and its constituents in treating PTSD.